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Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

9,815,138 Population
12,639.4 square miles 776.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 39 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$47,764 ±$363 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $43,325 ±$422
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$95,309 ±$865 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $86,738 ±$934
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

8.2% ±0.3% (790,695  ±26,667) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9% 532,241 (±0.4% / ±20,417)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

34.2 minutes ±0.2 (164,986,520  ±1,376,403) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 33.7 97,843,620 (±0.2 / ±961,283)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

3,591,767 ±12,339 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,226,767 ±9,709
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (9,622,581  ±4,694) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.7 5,905,181 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5% ±0.3% (119,075  ±6,129) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 73,824 (±0.4% / ±4,997)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

3,887,400 ±2,247 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,470,307 ±296
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$382,700 ±$2,303 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $332,500 ±$2,266
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.9% ±0.3% (1,343,631  ±30,938.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 12.6% 755,239 (±0.4% / ±24,413.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91% ±0.6% (6,161,412  ±40,800.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 90.4% 3,781,706 (±0.7% / ±31,099.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
46.7% ±0.4% (3,161,782  ±27,388.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 40.9% 1,710,230 (±0.5% / ±20,019)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

22.7% ±0.1% (2,066,556  ±13,071) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 19% 1,072,108 (±0.2% / ±8,779.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

18% ±0.3% (1,770,979  ±27,462) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 15.4% 929,431 (±0.3% / ±20,049)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.9% ±0.2% (595,017  ±13,472) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 7.5% 350,423 (±0.2% / ±8,933)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
595,017 Total veterans ±13,472 509,769 Male ±12,306 85,248 Female ±4,487

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